Sentence examples for acrimonious point from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "acrimonious point" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a contentious or bitter aspect of a discussion or argument.
Example: "During the debate, she raised an acrimonious point that sparked heated reactions from the audience."
Alternatives: "bitter issue" or "contentious matter".

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At one especially acrimonious point in Mr. Giuliani's case, Ms. Hanover's lawyer, Helene Brezinsky, questioned whether the mayor was using contributions from his Friends of Giuliani campaign fund to pay for gifts for Ms. Nathan.

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Kuala Lumpur, the capital, and coastal cities were also badly affected, as was Riau province itself, where hundreds were evacuated.Fraternal relations within the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), the regional political grouping, quickly dissolved into acrimonious finger-pointing.

But participants on both sides are now minimizing the occasionally acrimonious competition and pointing to the ways that data from the project is already transforming biology research.

There is always something sad about a once blissful marriage collapsing to the point where acrimonious divorce is the only option.

Last night's debate was hardly a slugfest in the league of Sugar Ray Leonard versus Roberto Duran, but by the standards of Presidential debates it was bad-tempered and acrimonious, and at several points during the evening Obama seemed genuinely irked.

The shield-law advocates were more upbeat, even if they might have preferred a less acrimonious path toward proving their point.

Diplomats said Friday's EU summit was acrimonious with lots of finger-pointing at other countries' alleged shortcomings.

And, unless the Israeli side of the wall comes to its senses, all the signs point to many more acrimonious anniversaries in Bil'in.

Internal political developments already point to an increasingly acrimonious domestic debate on these very economic issues, and the upcoming Iranian Presidential election in 2009 will only accelerate this trend.

New research finds that few of them want to run for office, particularly young women, and especially young women of color, as they (generally accurately) perceive modern U.S. politics to be acrimonious, gridlocked, and focused on partisan point-scoring rather than helping people.

Gordon Brown warned yesterday that almost seven years of acrimonious trade talks had reached a critical point, as ministers from up to 40 countries were summoned to Geneva for a make-or-break meeting next month to end the impasse.

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